Foxy Marshall Faces Lindy Cardoza in GOP Primary
The GOP primary features John P. Foxy Marshall facing Manuel Lindy Cardoza for the second councilman nomination. Marshall, a ten year town council member and Republican treasurer, reenters amid calls from supporters as several former allies also seek seats. Party lines and committee backing shape the contest ahead of March 14 town elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. “Foxy” Marshall
Manuel “Lindy” Cardoza
Henry F Serbs
Council On the
Fred Gouvremont
Cardoza
Henry C Miranda
Miranda
Marshall
High winds cause limited damage in Bristol area
A 55 to 60 mile per hour wind blew down trees and damaged two Quonset huts behind Bristol Armory. Town crews cleared a fallen tree on Catherine Street, and a large limb fell behind Byfield School. Coast Guard noted two-foot higher tides with minor spray at Hope Street and Kunz Wharf, while telephone lines were briefly out of service.
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Coast Guard
Bristol Armory
Joseph Pannone
Catherine Street
Prospect
Byfield School
Bristol Harbor
Hope Street
Kunz Wharf
Herreshoff
Four Churches at Union Lenten Meeting in St Michael’s
Four Protestant congregations in town joined in a Lenten service at St Michael’s church. Ven Archdeacon Anthony R Parshley delivered a message on Christian strength and victory. The St Michael’s junior choir, directed by J Anthony, sang at the offertory. Canon Daniel R Davis led the gathering while Rev Robert L Underwood attended Riverside Congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael's Church
Anthony R Parshley
Episcopal Diocese of
Rhode Island
Parshley
St. Michael’s
J. P. Anthony
Daniel R. Davis
Robert L. Underwood
Riverside Congrega
Planning Board Meeting Postponed to Next Thursday
The Planning Board meeting scheduled for last night was postponed due to lack of quorum. Secretary Maurice C. Smith III announced that several members were out of town or unavailable. The hearing on an easement through the Newton tract for eight Beach Road lots is expected then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice C. Smith
Newton Tract
Beach Road
Hope Street
Terrace Road
Free course in Anthropology And Education at Brown
Brown University and the State Department of Education offer a free course titled Anthropology and Education for teachers in public private and parochial schools. Beginning February 13 at the University, the program features professors from Harvard Yale NYU Columbia Fordham and the Peabody Museum of Boston.
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Brown University
State Department of Education
University
Harvard University
Yale University
New York University
Columbia University
Fordham University
Peabody Museum of Boston
Gilbert E. Case
Department of Education
Protestant, Jew And Catholic To Speak Monday
A Jewish rabbi a Catholic priest and a Protestant minister will speak at Bristol Women's Club open meeting Monday night February 12 at 8 at Colt Memorial High School auditorium. The theme is Brotherhood with speakers Rabbi William G Brande Rev J Leo Lyons and Rev Arthur E Wilson. Charles B Rockwell Jr will be moderator.
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Bristol Women’s Club
Colt Memorial High School
Brotherhood
National Conference of Christians and Jews
William G. Brande
Temple Beth el
Providence
J. Leo Lyons
St Joseph’s Church
Pawtucket
Arthur E Wilson, DD
Beneficent Congregational Church
Charles B Rockwell, Jr
Three Local Boys Earn High Honors at Providence School
Peter N Kinder and C N Tingley received high honors for the period ending January 31 1951. Halsey C Herreshoff earned honors. L Ralston Thomas Moses Brown headmaster announced the recognitions in Providence. Kinder is son of Joseph C Kinder of 48 Walley Street a senior and Mosaic editor in chief. Tingley son of Harleigh V S Tingley of 23 Union Street a sophomore. Herreshoff son of Sidney DeW Herreshoff of 125 Hope Street a senior and Mosaic managing editor and camera club president.
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Peter N. Kinder
C Nicholas Tingley
Halsey C. Herreshoff
L. Ralston Thomas
Moses Brown School
Providence
Kinder
Joseph C. Kinder
Walley Street
Mosaic
Tingley
Harleigh V. S Tingley
Union Street
Herreshoff
Sidney Dew Herreshoff
Hope Street
Camera Club
Civilian Defense Training Tonight in Providence
Rescue squads in CD unit will learn night and Sunday classes in Providence including radiological training. Lieut. Col Paul T Martin announces 12 members from each squad must attend with men and women invited. Capt Roger W Wheeler opens March 4 at 2 pm at the Armory of Mounted Commands. March 5 to 9 classes run 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Kearney Legion Post
Paul T Martin
U S. Army
Rhode Island State Council of Defense
Col Martin
Roger W Wheeler
Armory of Mounted Commands
North Main Street
Martin
Luke A. White
Community Chests Approve 42000 USO Defense Fund Allocation
The Rhode Island Community Chests executive committee approved a 42000 allocation to the United Defense Fund Inc including the USO. The service organization unites National Catholic Community Services National Jewish Welfare Board and YMCA US. 127 USO installations serve armed forces with two near Camp Pickett aiding Rhode Island men.
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R. I Community Chests
Sheraton-Biltmore
Providence
United Defense Fund, Inc
Associated Services For
Armed Forces
USO
National Catholic Community Services
National Jewish Welfare Board
Young Men’s Christian Associations of
Camp Pickett
Rhode Island
Pickett
Rotary club speaker to address town event on Feb twenty first
Town Rotary announces F Kimball White will address members at the White Rail Riding club on February 21. Howard R Newman confirms the Rotary talk on club matters as the town marks the 46th anniversary of the international organization. Frank Murphy notes Rotary now spans 72 000 cities in 83 countries and has added 300 clubs in the past year.
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F. Kimball White
South Dartmouth
Mass
Rotary
Rotary Club
White Rail
Howard R Newman
International Organization
Frank Murphy
Chicago
Paul P. Harris
Murphy
Europe
Africa
Asia
Americas
Islands
Pacific
U S Rubber Reactivates Kankakee Ordnance Plant for Explosives
U S Rubber signs an Army Corps contract to restart the Kankakee Illinois ordnance works for high explosives production. Reactivation begins immediately under Naugatuck chemical division with 600 workers planned and production to start in about 120 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Rubber Company Today
Corps of Engineers
U. S Army
Kankakee, IL
Ordnance Works
Naugatuck Chemical Division
John P. Coe
Chemical Division
Kankakee
U. S. Rubber
Taxpayers Act Tuesday On Proposed Town Pay Increases
At Reynolds school a special financial town meeting will issue the full schedule of requested raises for six months totaling 19 517 40 retroactive to January 1. A 35 000 limit governs the meeting as taxpayers debate department by department and may approve more or less. The average proposed rise is 10 4 percent.
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Taxpayers Act
Financial Town
Reynolds School
Phoenix
Bristol GOP clears minutes on second councilman vote
Orlando J. Bis bane cites Jan 19 meeting minutes to show Henry C. Miranda moved to make the vote unanimous for John P. Marshall after 32 ballots were cast with Marshall receiving 20 votes, Miranda 10, and two blanks. The Bristol Republican Town Committee released the minutes excerpt confirming the unanimous result.
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Henry C. Miranda
Bristol Republican Town Committee
John P Marshall
Cobincilman
Orlando J. Bisbane
Miranda
Marshall
Bristol
Hydraulion Hose Committees Named For Coming Year
Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder company officials named committees for the coming year at a Wednesday meeting led by foreman Oscar Pivin. Pipemen include Lawrence Andrade Manuel Viera Jr Arthur Bullock Victor Trask. Hydrantmen William Francis Leo Pelland. Axemen Louis Gladue Samuel Mott William S Head. Entertainment committee John Grabert Alfred Burke Frank Pearse Harold Manchester John Campbell Leo Pelland. Activities committee Manuel Viera Edward Wilkinson Charles Luther Louis Gladue Henry Miranda Ralph T Church. Relief committee Fire Chief Robert J Anderson George R Fish John Grabert. House committee Gladue Grabert Charles Pendleton. The group voted $5 to the March of Dimes and held a World Series film social hour with refreshments provided by last year’s activities committee.
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Oscar Pivin
Pivin
Lawrence Andrade
Manuel Viera, Jr
Arthur Bullock
Victor Trask
William Francis
Leo Pelland
Louis Gladue
Samuel A. Mott
William S. Head
Entertainment Committee
John Grabert
Alfred Burke
Frank Pearse
Harold Manchester
John Campbell
Manuel Viera
Edward J Wilkinson
Charles E. Luther
Henry Miranda
Ralph T. Church
Robert J. Anderson
George R. Fish
Grabert
House
Gladue
Charles L. Pendleton
Elton G. Pierce
Oliver Lemaire
Ralph E. Nash
Parked Car Damaged on Woodlawn Avenue
Slight damage occurred to James J. Myette’s parked car at 120 Burns Street Providence when a Lincoln sedan driven by Manuel Francis 18 of 206 DeWolf Avenue struck it on Woodlawn Avenue. Francis said he swerved to miss a backing vehicle and skidded into the parked car. No one was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Myette
Burns Street
Providence
Manuel Francis
DeWolf Avenue
Viola Francis
Euclid J Demers
Woodlawn Ave
Woodlawn
Francis
Rotary speaker reveals luncheon club thoughts
Bill O Rourke the Rotary vice president spoke about luncheon speeches and what listeners think. He joked about self evaluation and observed Dan Canon Davis and Charlie Connery as examples while commenting the speaker’s fate.
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Bill O'Rourke
Rotary
Bill
Dan
Canon) Davis
Charlie Connery
Local townsfolk mingle in curious dinner scene
Bert Edmonds muses on staying longer in England to dodge a program. Charlie Cole ponders the source of handsome nurses. Carl Witherell hides dimes under his napkin while Bill Angevine hopes Carl drops coins to cover town bills.
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Bert Edmonds
England
Charlie Cole
Carl Witherell
Bill Angevine
Carl
Local musings mix deer, fashion, and gas worries
In a jumble of thoughts, John MacIntosh ponders deer and elk hunting. Jim St Angelo weighs adding a ladies wear department to his hardware store. John Moore and Tony Ferrara consider natural gas concerns. Dom Capone questions the value of fitting glasses when people must view the speaker.
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John MacIntosh
Jim St. Angelo
John Moore
Tony Ferrara
Dom Capone
Rotary ethics clash over hose purchase for oil trucks
President Murphy debates business ethics and a hose buy for oil trucks. Floyd Huestis sleeps. Sam Clark weighs public service as a career and urges checks. Secretary Newman muses on stories and the day. Frank Silvia jokes about insurance.
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Frank
Murphy
Rotary
Floyd Huestis
Sam Clark
Howard
Newman
Frank Silvia
Unclear voices echo plans and frustrations in shared scene
The passage features John Andrade echoing Frank and adding accident insurance while Arthur Eastman and Carl Smith lament arriving early. Gene De Rocha offers a blunt solution by shutting off his hearing aid, and Matt Brito muses about blasting a heater fan.
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John Andrade
Frank
Arthur Eastman
Carl Smith
Gene de Rocha
Matt Brito
Local Talk Dodges Clear News Value
A rambling excerpt shows Foster Price muttering about sending someone to a concentration camp. Rotarians visit, plans to Warren and Newport appear, while John Shaw and reporters weigh what to publish from a jumbled scene.
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Foster Price
Warren
East Providence
Newport
John Shaw
Directors Question Choice Of Program Chairman
In a tense meeting quotes reveal Paul Bruno Dimond Fitzgerald Gray Hopkins voicing concerns about the singing program and the club's dignity. The group debates a new approach as they struggle with leadership roles and overall direction.
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Paul Bruno
Reg Dimond
Ed Fitzgerald
Vern Gray
Steve Hopkins
Delling Fal
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Dick Powell
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Lionel Barrymore
Raymond Walburn
Walter Catlett
Joan Crawford
Wendell Corey
Harriet Craig
Lucie Watson
Allyn
Joslyn
William Bishop
Rabbi Brande
Rabb
Brande
University of Cincinnati
Hebrew Union College
Rockford
Ill
Interchurch Committee On Social Action
World Affairs Council of
Father Lyons
University of
Louvain
Belgium
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Catholic Teachers’ College
Catholic Youth Organization
St. Joseph’s Church
Arthur Wilson
Wilson
University of Maine
Hartford Theological Seminary
Piedmont College
Charles B. Rockwell, Jr
Providence School
Defense Fund
RI Community Chests
J. Colby Lewis
Richmond Viall
Louis F. Eaton
R . Haffenreffer
Henry C. Hart
S Foster Hunt
Ambrose B. Kelly
Bradford H Kenyon
Norman A. MacColl
John W. Martin
Gilbert M. Mears
Felix A. Miranda
William D. F Mborrisson
Ralph D. Petranca
Charles H. Putnam
Allyn K. Luttell
Charles P. Williamson
Fred P. Austin, Jr
Frederick S. Bartlett
Curtis B. Brooks
Arthur W Devine
Elliott M Gordon
Raymond H. Hawksley
Milton C. Sapinsley
Rupert C Thompson, Jr
Town Gop
Army
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Walter C. Wallander
Woodlawn Avenue
Jack Benny
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